Dilbert cartoon first published on Sunday 4th November 2012

Dilbert//8604, first published fourteen years ago on Sunday 4th November 2012

Tags

work ethic employee survey respect and dignity feel gross disgust paper towel

Official transcript

Catbert: The first question on the employee survey is... Do you feel you are valued and treated with respect and dignity? Dilbert: Well, let me put it this way... you know how sometimes you step in something gross and then you have to wipe it off your shoe with a paper towel? Catbert: So... you feel like the paper towel? Dilbert: No, the paper towel has a purpose. Catbert: So... you feel like the gross stuff on the shoe? Dilbert: No, the gross stuff gets to leave. I feel like a shoe that has gross stuff on the bottom and a sweaty foot shoved all the way to the end of its sole. Catbert: I'll leave this one blank. Dilbert: Because my opinions don't matter?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

THE FIRST QUESTION ON THE EMPLOYEE SURVEY DO YOU FEEL YOU ARE VALUED AND TREATED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY?

WELL, LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY...

YOU KNOW HOW SOMETIMES YOU STEP IN SOMETHING GROSS AND THEN YOU HAVE TO WIPE IT OFF YOUR SHOE WITH A PAPER TOWEL?

SO.

YOU FEEL LIKE THE PAPER TOWEL?

NO, THE PAPER TOWEL HAS A PURPOSE.

SO... YOU FEEL LIKE THE GROSS STUFF ON THE SHOE?

NO, THE GROSS STUFF GETS TO LEAVE.

I FEEL LIKE A SHOE THAT HAS GROSS STUFF ON THE BOTTOM AND A SWEATY FOOT SHOVED ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF ITS SOLE.

I'LL LEAVE THIS ONE BLANK.

BECAUSE MY OPIN IONS DON'T MATTER?

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